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Dr. Catherine Marcum is a professor of criminal justice in the Department of Government and Justice Studies and the interim associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian State University.

Dr. Catherine Marcum appointed interim associate dean of the App State College of Arts and Sciences
Jun 10, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) at Appalachian State University is pleased to announce that Dr. Cathy Marcum has been appointed...

Zachary Russell, assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Appalachian State University (center), works with student researchers Ethan Humphries and Hunter Corman in the Ion Innovations Scientific Instrumentation Development Lab in Boone. Image courtesy of Appalachian State

App State researcher develops AI-driven microscope to detect poultry parasites [faculty featured]
Jun 9, 2025

Researcher Zach Russell recently earned a grant from NCInnovation to develop his lab’s AI-driven robotic microscope....

A young girl looks through a telescope during an Evening at Dark Sky Observatory event held by App State on Aug. 11, 2024. Photo by Cory Dalton

App State awarded $367,088 National Science Foundation grant for telescope upgrades at Dark Sky Observatory
Jun 9, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Thanks to a $367,088 grant funded by the National Science Foundation’s Major Research Instrumentation Program, Appalachian State Uni...

Sebastian Flores, eighth grader from Wilmington (left), and Statton Solak, ninth grader from Camden (right), received White Rose Student Research Contest awards. Photos submitted

CJHPS announces recipients of 2024-25 White Rose Student Research Contest
Jun 6, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies (CJHPS) has announced the recipients of their inaugural ...

David Nieman

Why Do Some Runners Get Sick After a Marathon? [faculty featured]
Jun 5, 2025

In the 1980s, David Nieman, a young health science graduate researcher at Loma Linda University and an avid marathon runner, observed an intriguing pa...

Haley Herman (left) and Thomas Schwartz (right)

May 2025 College of Arts and Sciences Staff Shout Outs
Jun 5, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Awarded by the Appalachian State University Staff Senate, Staff Shout Outs recognize staff members for their positive contributions to...

Dr. Brett Taubman, professor in the Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences and director of the Fermentation Sciences program at Appalachian State University

Appalachian State professor on new book about fermented foods and drinks of the South [faculty featured]
Jun 2, 2025

What do cheese, beer, a “true country ham,” and sauerkraut have in common? Fermentation. Due South’s Leoneda Inge and Jeff Tiberii chat with App...

Dr. Zachary Russell, assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at App State, center, works with student researchers Ethan Humphries, a senior in physics major from Kings Mountain, and Hunter Corman ’24, an engineering physics graduate student from Morehead City, pictured in the background, in the Ion Innovations Scientific Instrumentation Development Lab in Boone to assemble 3D-printed components for rapid prototyping of microscope designs. Russell has been awarded a $2.3 million grant

App State awarded $2.3M to advance innovation in NC agriculture
Jun 2, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University researcher Dr. Zachary Russell, assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy,...

Brewer Logan '14 '18

Wilkes company creates new opportunities [alumni featured]
May 22, 2025

A North Wilkesboro-based company plans to soon start large-scale pilot production of a material that makes soil more productive, reduces carbon dioxid...

Abigail Branco (top left), Roland Kummer (top right), Kate Starr (bottom left) and Rylee Strassner (bottom right) were inducted into the Spring 2025 Cratis D. Williams Society. Photos submitted

CAS graduates inducted into Spring 2025 Cratis D. Williams Society
May 20, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — In the Spring and Fall, Appalachian State University's Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies seeks nominations for the Cratis ...

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